Netpas Vessel Monitor Quick Help

15. Weather forecasting depending on your route

15.1. How to use Typhoon on NVM map
On & Off Typhoon
You can simply click "On & Off" button on Weather Service Beta box of light side column.

a) Typhoon ON

b) Typhoon Off

15.1.1. How to see Typhoon's information on NVM
a) The Development direction & whole route line of Typhoon

b) Current Position – Click the biggest "Storm" icon.

Then you'll get the information of Typhoon's currently expected position like below.

c) Typhoon's data changed depending on the position – Please click each "Storm" icon then you'll see the Typhoon's data

If your mouse put on any "storm" icon, then you'll see the time notice as below. And please click that storm icon.

Then you'll see the Typhoon's data at the relevant "Storm" icon's position.

d) You can learn Typhoon's strength by its route line color.
Please refer to Typhoon's strength color table below.

And referring to above table, you'll tell the Typhoon's grade.

e) You can keep away your ships from Typhoon simply by checking its route on NVM.
When you have a voyage near Typhoon, you can see the currently expected positions of both ship & Typhoon.

15.2. Wind, Wave and Pressure provided by 180 hours of forecast information.
15.2.1. You can select to display weather factors among Wind, Wave and Pressure by checking or unchecking the Weather Service box. Please refer to the picture below.
When all the 3 factors (Wind, Wave, Pressure) are checked and click "Show Weather"

When Wind & Wave are checked and click "Show Weather"

When only wind is checked and click "Show Weather"

When only Pressure is checked and click "Show weather"

15.2.2. Changeable ship's position by the forecast time you set.
By dragging time bar on Weather Service box, you can set the forecast time.

Let's set the forecast time differently and have a look how ship's position would be on NVM map.

When you drag your mouse to "56h 22m after" on the time bar of Weather Service box,
the blue arrow icon will be moved forward. That point is the ship's expected position in accordance with the time you set. Still currently expected ship's position will be shown as red arrow icon.

15.2.3. Changeable forecast information and ship's position by the time you set
You can get the forecast information & ship's position by the time you set. As your setting, forecast
information and ship's position will be adoptable.
Check the weather factors you want & Set the time you want – Click "Show Weather"
In this case, I will check "Pressure" only and set the time as "20h 5m after" by using Time bar – Click "Show Weather"

Now I will set the time as "55h 56m after", all the other things remain same.
Please click "Show Weather" to get different Pressure data and ship's position in accordance with time you set.